SAIC laying off 50 local employees

Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) is laying off approximately 50 employees in Oak Ridge.

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By Donna Smith

Oakridger - Oak Ridge, TN

By Donna Smith

Posted Dec. 12, 2012 at 9:31 PM
Updated Dec 12, 2012 at 9:32 PM

By Donna Smith

Posted Dec. 12, 2012 at 9:31 PM
Updated Dec 12, 2012 at 9:32 PM

Oak Ridge, Tenn.

Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) is laying off approximately 50 employees in Oak Ridge.

The 50 are among approximately 700 individuals the McLean, Va.-based company is laying off company-wide, according to Melissa Lee Koskovich, an SAIC spokesperson. The company employs about 900 people in Oak Ridge.

In an email, Koskovich said, “As the result of SAIC's annual operating plan (AOP) review process and our need to remain competitive in a challenging market, we've made the decision to restructure our workforce, including a reduction of approximately 700 individuals.

“These positions are across the ranks and in many locations, but limit the impact on those who are delivering directly to our customers,” she stated, “These decisions were not easily made but we firmly believe that they are absolutely necessary in order for us to remain competitive. At this difficult time, our care and thoughts are with the talented people we are not able to retain. We will provide training, coaching, and other kinds of support as we help these individuals transition. (These reductions are not related directly to sequestration.)

Earlier this year, according to another media report, SAIC announced a plan to separate the firm into separate, publicly traded companies. One of the businesses would focus on government technical services and enterprise IT businesses, while the other would specialize in providing technology solutions in the national security, engineering and health markets.

According to its website, SAIC and its subsidiaries have some 40,000 employees worldwide and offices in multiple countries, including Singapore, Australia, Germany and Saudi Arabia. It also has offices in West and Middle Tennessee.